As the Daily Mail put it - yet another Rochdale. This time it is the result of the investigation in Newcastle called Operation Shelter which is part of the bigger Operation Sanctuary. Interested parties have been keeping an eye out for reports. and reporting restrictions were lifted today. From the Chronicle and ITV News.

A gang who plied young girls and vulnerable women with drugs and alcohol, before raping and sexually abusing them at parties, has been convicted in Newcastle.

The court heard how older men preyed on their victims, often conning them into believing they were in a relationship with their abuser who would then pass them round their network to be used for sex.

In a series of trials at Newcastle Crown Court, a total of 17 men and one woman were convicted, or pleaded guilty, to a series of charges including rape, supplying drugs and prostitution.

Other roles in the conspiracy included providing the premises, supplying drugs, transporting victims, having sex with them or encouraging it to happen.

During the four trials, 20 young women gave evidence covering a period from 2011 to 2014. During a series of trials that followed, one young person gave evidence on six separate occasions in front of six different juries about her plight.

We can now reveal full details of the sickening abuse for the first time after reporting restrictions imposed during a series of trials held at Newcastle Crown Court over the past two years were finally lifted.

Over the course of the trials it emerged that the victims were befriended by their abusers and lured to parties known as "sessions", where they would be plied with drugs including cocaine, cannabis, mephedrone (also known as M-Kat), and alcohol, before being sexually abused.

The young women were often threatened with violence if they did not engage in sexual activity, and some were subjected to sexual activity while unconscious due to the drugs or alcohol they had been given.

Those prosecuted were from the Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, Iraqi, Iranian and Turkish communities and mainly British-born, with most living in the West End of Newcastle.

The court heard that one of the men convicted, 37-year-old Badrul Hussain, was heard telling a ticket collector on the Tyne and Wear Metro: 'All white women are good for one thing, for men like me to f*** and use as trash, that is all women like you are worth.'

Those convicted are:

Nashir Uddin, aged 35, pleaded guilty to three counts of drug possession and four counts of drug supply. Convicted of one count of sexual assault, one count of allowing a premises to be used for drug supply and one count of conspiracy to incite prostitution for gain. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Saiful Islam, aged 35, convicted of one count of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Yasser Hussain, aged 28, convicted of one count of allowing a premises to be used for drug supply, one count of assault by beating, one count of intimidation and one count of conspiracy to incite prostitution for gain. He has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Mohammed Azram, aged 35, pleaded guilty to five charges of drug supply, convicted of one sexual assault, and convicted of one count of conspiracy to incite prostitution for gain. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Jahangir Zaman, aged 44, convicted of one count of drug supply, one count of rape and one count of conspiracy to incite prostitution for gain. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Mohammed Hassan Ali, aged 34, pleaded guilty to one count of drug supply. Convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of drug possession with intent to supply. Sentenced to seven years in prison.

Badrul Hussain, aged 37, convicted of three counts of drug supply and three counts of allowing a premises to be used for the supply of drugs. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Abdul Sabe, aged 40, pleaded guilty to one count of drug possession. Convicted of one count of conspiring to sexually assault, one count of trafficking for sexual exploitation, two counts of drug supply and one count of conspiring to incite prostitution for gain. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Mohibur Rahman, aged 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug supply and two counts of allowing a premises to be used for the supply of drugs. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Habibur Rahim, aged 34, pleaded guilty to one count of drug supply and one count of conspiracy to incite prostitution. Convicted of one count of rape, six counts of drug supply, three counts of trafficking for sexual exploitation, one count of human trafficking and two counts of conspiring to incite prostitution for gain. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Carol Ann Gallon, aged 22, pleaded guilty to three counts of trafficking. She will be sentenced at a later date.

Abdulhamid Minoyee, aged 34, pleaded guilty to one count of drug supply. Convicted of one count of rape and one count of sexual assault. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Taherul Alam, aged 32, convicted of two counts of drug supply, one count of attempted sexual assault, one count of allowing a premises to be used for the supply of drugs and one count of conspiracy to incite prostitution. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Monjur Choudhury, aged 33, convicted of one count of drug supply, one count of allowing a premises to be used for the supply of drugs and one count of conspiracy to incite prostitution. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Nadeem Aslam, aged 43, pleaded guilty to one count of drug possession. Convicted of two counts of drug supply, one count of drug possession and one count of allowing a premises to be used for the supply of drugs. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Prabhat Nelli, aged 33, convicted of two counts of drug supply and one count of conspiracy to incite prostitution. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Eisa Mousavi, aged 42, convicted of three counts of rape, two counts of drug supply, one count of allowing a premises to be used for the supply of drugs and one count of conspiracy to incite prostitution. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Redwan Siddique, age 32, pleaded guilty to one count of drug supply and sentenced to 16 months in prison.

10 Aug 2017Christina McIntoshHm. Eighteen people. Of those eighteen people, fifteen are, to judge from their names, MUSLIMS; two of those, are Mohammeds; one is a "Saiful Islam", that is "Sword of Islam".
Every single one of them should be stripped of British citizenship and returned to Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan or Bangladesh, wherever it was that they or their parents came from; if Muslims from *India*, then they should be dumped in Pakistan or Bangladesh which were created, originally, so the Mohammedans claimed, in order that Indian Muslims would not have to endure the 'oppression' of being a Muslim minority in an Infidel-majority state
it would be useful if, during their prison terms, those who identify as Mohammedans were prevented from having any contact with the non-Mohammedan prison population, and were required to perform useful tasks such as mucking out pigpens; with NO korans, NO imams, and no special breaks for 'prayers'; and definitely NO halal food, etc. Make them eat the same rations as all the other prisoners.